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Radiation therapy for choroid plexus carcinoma patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome: advantageous or detrimental?
Anticancer research - 1 May 2015
Bahar Michal, Kordes Uwe, Tekautz Tanya, Wolff Johannes
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Choroid plexus carcinomas (CPCs) are rare pediatric tumors often associated with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS), a germline mutation in the TP53 tumor-suppressor gene, predisposing to cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a systemic literature review from 1990-2013 to evaluate the hypothesis that radiation therapy should be avoided in patients with CPC and LFS. Overall survival (OS) was compared...
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